St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31
DOES BRIGHAM LIVE?
a Startling Story Afoat That the Great
Mormon Leader Has Not Crossed
the Dark River,
But Is Quietly Enjoying His Old Age in
the Vicinity of Nebraska's
Capital City,
And Will Soon Attempt to Make the
Faithful Believe He Has Risen
From the Grave.
The Story of the Servant at the House
at Which the Prophet Is Said
to Be stopping.
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LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 30.-Can it be pos
sible that Brigham Young the unholy pres.
ldent OF the Mormon church of Salt Lake, is
alive? Years ago it was supposed that his
body had been consigned to the sepulchre. but
now story is told that has q tendency to
shock the credulity of the most susceptible.
But the apparent authenticity of the story
VIII remove from the minds of many all
Ideas OF sophistry. Several citizens of this
city who knew Young in Salt Lake during
the halcyon days of Mormonism have seen
him within the past thirty-siX hours. and
they are not of callow stripe. Truth is
stranger thar fiction and murder will out
Two miles south of this city is palatal
residence owned by an English gentlem an
long since identified with the Mormon
church. The residence has been unten-
anted for the last two years, save by an old
servant. a man named White, who was
connected
WITH THE JEZRELs,
OF London, a sect similar to the Mormons.
He claims he was defrauded by them out
OF his property, and latterly became con-.
Yerted to the Mormon faith. He was con-
sidered trustworthy man, aud was, there
fore, partially through necessity. taken into
the confidence of the leaders of the Mormon
church of Zion, which, according to his
statements. is about to perpetrate fraud
to which he is unwilling to become a party.
He says: 1.-TWO months ago there arrived
at the mansion an old gentleman bearing
letters from my master in Lon
don, the purport Of which was
to obey his every wish and
to keep his presence a secret to all except
those to whom he saw fit to reveal himself.
Within week persons began to arrive at
the house in twos and threes. They were
from Salt Lake City, and held long whis-
pered consultations with the mysterious
guest At first did not care who or what
he was, until little by little gathered from
stray remarks that he was person of note,
and soon after the
TRUTH BURST UPON ME-
that he is none other than Brigham Yonng,
the great prophet of our church, who is to
apparently be resurrected from the dead
and preach to the people Of Zion as one
having returned from the grave to tell what
lies beyond That his death and burial
were a deception will soon be seen by tle
whole world while thousands of his gno-
rant believers bow at his feet and he die
tates to them their ways Of
life. +" Myv"guest's visitors are men
of high - Standing, IS their appearance
indicates, and IL was in conversation with
one OF them that learned the truth. He
supposed from the way l talked that knew
that my suspicious were verified, only my
informant said Brigham Young lad risen
from his grave in Salt Lake and was in
structing his disciples here in order to pre-
pare the people for the great event of his
coming. My only reason for telling these
facts is that l am an old man, with but lit
tie 10 gain in this world, and do not want
to see people deluded as l have been. The
JeZfels absorbed my competence, and now
the Mormons have broken my faith.' The
old man told the story with sincerity that
warranted further investigation, and mer-
chant who formerly did business in Salt
Lake, drove out to the mansion this after
noon and
RAPED AT THE DOOR.
Receiving no response he started around
the house to apply at the rear, when through
bay-windOW he saw the form and features
of an old man, Who sat enjoying a sun bath
As he was unaware of his presence the
merchant approached to within few feet
OF the window, scanning the old mans face
closely and, stepping back, Immediately
pronounced the man to be Brigham Young.
whose marked features he had often studied
in Salt Lake, which once seen, he says, can
never be forgotten. For few moments
the figure sat silently, then raised his hand
i'll wearied way to his brow,
revealing 4 scar about the wrist
that still further establishes his identity.
1t is a well-known fact that the elders of
the Mormon church throughout Utah and
Arizona have of late been preaching the
return of the prophet. This, together with
the fact that it was claimed by st. Louis
man some months ago that Young was seen
and recognized in London; that a number
of prominent Mormons have lately been
seen upon the streets of Lincoln; that I'M
portant legislation is about to be enacted
to the detriment of the Mormon church,
and the veil of mystery with which the
prophets death has always been shrouded,
make it almost certain that the Mormon
banners throughout Utah will soon be I'M
furled, announcing that He is risen.h
Plead Not Guilty.
Special to the Globe.